Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Data Collection Available for Public Comment and

Recommendations

summary: In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for

public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad

Retirement Board will publish periodic summaries of proposed data

collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information

collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information has practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the RRB's estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize

the burden related to the collection of information on respondents,

including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Title and Purpose of information collection: Representative Payee

Parental Custody Monitoring.

Under Section 12(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is authorized to select, make payments

to, and to conduct transactions with, a beneficiary's relative or some

other person willing to act on behalf of the beneficiary as a

representative payee. The RRB is responsible for determining if direct

payment to the beneficiary or payment to a representative payee would

best serve the beneficiary's interest. Inherent in the RRB's

authorization to select a representative payee is the responsibility to

monitor the payee to assure that the beneficiary's interests are

protected. Triennially, the RRB utilizes Form G-99d, Parental Custody

Report, to obtain information needed to verify that a parent-for-child

representative payee still has custody of the child. One response is

required from each respondent. No changes are proposed to Form G-99d.

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden

The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows:

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Annual Burden

Form #(s) responses Time (Min) (Hrs)

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G-99d............................ 1,850 5 154

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additional information or comments: To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, and/

or supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312)

751-3363. Comments regarding the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-34721 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]

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